Classy 100 parent to be delisted: Citadel Broadcasting Corp., the group owner of WXKC, WXTA, WQHZ, and WRIE will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange this week, according to AllAccess.com. Citadel will be become an “over-the-counter” stock with a new symbol to be determined. The stock has been trading over 30 days at under $1 and the market cap is under $75 million, both conditions for trading on The Big Board. CDL closed down a nickel Friday, to 0.09, dropping its market cap to $24.30M.
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The Feed for the Weekend of Feb. 28th & March 1st
February 28th, 2009 
joel 
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Tags: ABC, CBS, Citadel Broadcasting, Erie Bayhawks, Focus on the Family, Fox, James Dobson, Jay Leno, NBA, NBC, New York Times, WCTL, WQHZ, WRIE, WXKC, WXTA 
1 Comment »Survivor: Erie DTV begins
February 17th, 2009 joel It’s February 17th, 2009, the original date set by Congress for all full-power television stations to turn off their analog transmitters and complete the transition to digital television.
However, fearing a major disruption of access to local news and weather with millions of viewers still unprepared for the transition, Congress delayed the deadline to June 12th. In the ensuing days, the FCC has been trying to ascertain which stations needed to go through with the February deadline, and which would continue their analog feed until the June date.
Here’s where we stand in the Erie DMA:
- WICU-12 (NBC) – continuing analog until June 12th
- WJET-24 (ABC) – continuing analog until sometime in April
- WSEE-35 (CBS) – will shut off their analog today (2/17)
- WQLN-54 (PBS) – analog has been off since Sept. 15, 2008 due to wind damage to their transmission system
- WFXP-66 (FOX) – continuing analog until June 12th
With WSEE getting voted off of the “analog island”, it could mean headaches from a small yet substantial percentage of their viewers. We’ll monitor the situation of how many Erie viewers will not be ready to pick up Survivor or 60 Minutes on the digital signal.
Some good digital news comes from Dwight Miller of WQLN: the long recovery process from their wind-damaged transmission system should be complete over the next few days. They will be activating their full-power all-digital signal this week as tower climbers erect the new system and regain a full footprint that has been hampered since September.
Reset the clock to June 12th as one deadline passes and another one comes into view.
Posted in Television Tags: ABC, CBS, digital television, DTV, Dwight Miller, Fox, NBC, PBS, WFXP, WICU, WJET, WQLN, WSEE 3 Comments »Poll: do you Web 2.0?
January 12th, 2009 joel The football fans who read The Press and Tower have their allegiances, and not only for a particular NFL team. The have a preference for NFL commentators as well. CBS’s Jim Nantz and Phil Simms narrowly won the “A-team” favorites poll with 33% of the picks, followed by NBC’s Al Michaels and John Madden, and Fox’s Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.
With all of the recent talk about Twitter, and the proliferation of social networking tools in the new media, we want to know about which Web 2.0 networks do you actually have accounts in. Do you blog, YouTube, or Facebook? Just commenting on a blog or bulletin board without signing up doesn’t count. We want to know about how you’ve actually put energy into establishing a MySpace or Twitter account. Multiple answers for this poll are accepted, so totals will exceed 100%. There are hundreds of apps, so if I missed your favorite, drop it in the comments and I’ll add it to the poll if we get at least two requests for it.
Which Web 2.0 applications do you have accounts in (choose all that apply)?
- Facebook (77%, 27 Votes)
- YouTube (69%, 24 Votes)
- MySpace (60%, 21 Votes)
- eBay (57%, 20 Votes)
- Blog (Blogger/WordPress/Movable Type, etc.) (49%, 17 Votes)
- Twitter (46%, 16 Votes)
- Flickr (26%, 9 Votes)
- Wikipedia (26%, 9 Votes)
- Craigslist (20%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 35
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January 11th, 2009 joel Editor’s note: Sound off, give a shout out on “Deep Background,” our totally-random open discussion of all things Erie media.
Just don’t call me a “Twit”: Fueled by comments by P&T regular Danny Lucas, the Erie blog community this week gained a new understanding and appreciation for the web app Twitter. ErieBlogs.com has begun an Erie Twitter directory, and even yours truly established a Twitter account. You can follow our blog posts and other news via Twitter @pressandtower.
Posted in The Feed Tags: 24, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, digital television, Disney, Disney XD, ErieBlogs.com, ESPN, Fox, internet radio, Pandora, Twitter, Wall Street Journal, WQLN 1 Comment »Poll: favorite NFL TV commentator team
January 5th, 2009 joel We have a bit of a diverse crowd here at The Press and Tower. When we asked about how necessary a home-delivered newspaper was to our readers, 38% said that they totally depended on the actual paper on their stoop. However, even more said that they could either deal with partial delivery on weekends or just read it online. Good for the newspaper folks: 82% of our readers consumed the news from the newspaper either in print or online.
We are now in playoff season for the NFL. For the past 18 weeks we have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to pro football play-by-play coverage. So, out of all of the “A Teams” at the networks, who is your favorite?
Which is your favorite NFL commentator "A-team" pairing?
- CBS: Jim Nantz/Phil Simms (33%, 10 Votes)
- NBC: Al Michaels/John Madden (27%, 8 Votes)
- FOX: Joe Buck/Troy Aikman (20%, 6 Votes)
- ESPN: Mike Tirico/Ron Jaworski/Tony Kornheiser (17%, 5 Votes)
- NFL: Bob Papa/Cris Collinsworth (3%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 30
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December 13th, 2008 joel Editor’s note: Sound off, give a shout out on “Deep Background,” our totally-random open discussion of all things Erie media.
Bayhawks open big: The Erie Bayhawks rocked the Tullio Arena in their franchise home opener in front of 3,706 fans Thursday night. GoErie.com reports that video appearances by NBA Commissioner David Stern and King Lebron James were featured on the center-court scoreboard during the opening ceremonies. The ‘Hawks stay home for a Saturday-Sunday matchup with Fort Wayne, then on Thursday, it will be their first locally televised contest on Image Sports Network (TWC city 20/suburbs 13) against Dakota.
Posted in The Feed Tags: Aimee Clemson, Bob Domingo, CBS, Chuck Rambaldo, Connoisseur Media, Detroit Free Press, DVR, Erie, Erie Bayhawks, ESPN, Fox, GoErie.com, HDTV, Image Sports Network, Jay Leno, LeBron James, media layoffs, NBA, NBC, NFL, Sammy Stone, Wall Street Journal, WRKT, WTWF No Comments »The Feed for Friday, November 21st
November 21st, 2008 joel Editor’s note: Sound off, give a shout out on “Deep Background,” our totally-random open discussion of all things Erie media.
It’s a Classy Christmas: WXKC/Classy 100 flipped the switch to all Christmas music today. That means that they’ll be playing the Santa Songs for five weeks, nearly 20% of the broadcast year. Not that there’s anything wrong with that! P&T heard a jazzy version of “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” by Tony Bennett driving in the snow this afternoon. WCTL is slated to go all Contemporary Christian Christmas on Black Friday.
Posted in The Feed Tags: Arbitron, CBS, Christian Science Monitor, Clear Channel, Cumulus Media, ESPN, Fox, HDTV, Make-A-Wish, NBC, NFL, Nielsen, PC Magazine, Ray Petlin, Time Warner Cable, US News and World Report, WCTL, WFXP, WICU, WSEE, WXKC 1 Comment »
